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5 things to know: Ross Harris relaxed, unemotional with police after son's death

Justin Ross Harris and his son, Cooper, photographed at a ball game. Police say Harris purposely left Cooper in a sweltering car to die on June 18, 2014. His lawyers have said the child's death was an accident.

Credit: Family photo

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Justin Ross Harris and his son, Cooper, photographed at a ball game. Police say Harris purposely left Cooper in a sweltering car to die on June 18, 2014. His lawyers have said the child's death was an accident.
Sept 15, 2015

1. I hate to start with a negative, Mark Bradley says in his new column, but Matt Ryan is becoming a really weird quarterback. [Read more]

2. Gwinnett police believe two brothers drugged and then brutally assaulted their parents recently, in an attack that was meant to kill them and which may have been planned for years. [Read more]

3. Within hours of his son's death, Justin Ross Harris appeared relaxed and unemotional as he chatted with police — up until the time he was charged with felony murder and cruelty to children, according to testimony and video taken of his interview with investigators. [Read more]

4. It was a belated birthday gift for the new Miss America, Betty Cantrell, when she was crowned Sunday night in Atlantic City, N.J. Just days after turning 21, Cantrell of Warner Robins walked away with the title, the first for Miss Georgia since 1953. [Read more from our interview with Cantrell]

5. Tonight's forecast: Partly cloudy skies with a low of 58. Winds light and variable. [Get more real-time weather info]

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